I'm guessing they're going to release the same things every year or two but have variety in the shapes they offer. Just a guess though.
Peterson Christmas Pipes
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You're right that there were Smooth 701 Smooth pipes and confirms that the list is incomplete. Now the question is: how incomplete is it?
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To add onto what I said above specifically about the fills: The XL11 arrived in good condition but had a few fills, one of the fills on the left face did come out and now it's a little pit. You've also got to be careful polishing the copper on the mortise as there's the possibility of some voids and you can dent the metal with too much pressure.
Here's some pictures of what I'm talking about.
The main fill that later popped out:
Various damage or fills. The ding on the rim and again the dent in the copper was, ahem, self inflicted.
Despite this I really love this pipe. For whatever reason (maybe it's just cope!) the burnished copper goes a long way to make the damage feel like it's part of the pipe for me.
I know, I was just betting on the possibility that if I don't like the 102 by the time I return it the 105s may no longer be there.
In the interest of saving my marriage I swore that I would only buy one more pipe and it would be a Peterson P-Lip Spigot. I think the copper is really slick. I'm really torn...
Wont be partaking this year. It seems that as much as I love Peterson, I can't help wonder if they are just exhausting a reserve of copper with their spigots and previous iterations of the Christmas pipes. I'm waiting for something more unique than the copper/dark color scheme/ black or cumberland stem.
I've bought the last 3 years and apart from the stem and mount system there isn't really a drastic difference.
I was hoping for more of a red/green/white theme.
I've bought the last 3 years and apart from the stem and mount system there isn't really a drastic difference.
I was hoping for more of a red/green/white theme.
It’s nice, but all of these themed pipes have no relevant theme aside from a memorializing stamp. I always get the Savinelli Saint Nicholas seasonal pipe, but it falls short too.
Not complaining but observing that SP is taking longer than usual to get shipping confirmed - usually pretty immediate no matter what the order. But wasn’t planning on enjoying until after Thanksgiving!
That is odd, placed my order that night and it's been shipped and supposed to get here tomorrow.
Looks like no new ones dropped on SP yesterday so the rumor that there won't be subsequent drops might be true.
I think they've been resupplied again closer to or in the actual Christmas season in the past, but that's my hazy memory at work.
I've got one on the way and another in P.O. limbo at the moment - only a bit concerned because the one not updating is the one I really wanted, lol.
Just got my hertage D17 and it’s gorgeous! Very happy with this pipe. Smokewise I’d say it’s about the size of a 106.
Yeah now that I think about it, there is tons of time until Christmas and for SP not to have any more Petersons between now and then seems crazy.
I agree it’s a long way from Christmas, but I called SP to see if they were getting any more. They told me that for this year, they are only doing this drop.